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the u.s. military is strengthening its presence in the asia pacific region. it has announced that it's going to deploy two carrier strike groups to western pacific. this comes as the chinese navy increases its advance into the east china sea, the south china sea, and the pacific ocean. so what's behind the u.s. decision? we'll have analysis by our military affairs expert. but before that, let's look at the current situation in the region. the strike groups will include two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. the "u.s. washington" is near yoke sucha and the "uss john c. stennis" is on the west coast. they have the aegis air defense system. the u.s. fleet says the two strike groups will provide a combat-ready force to protect and defend the collective maritime interests of the united states and its allies in the asia pacific region. the u.s. also plans to deploy new f-35 stealth fighter jets in the region. the f-35 is now in its final stage of development. it has an advanced network system to con
the u.s. military is strengthening its presence in the asia pacific region. it has announced that it's going to deploy two carrier strike groups to western pacific. this comes as the chinese navy increases its advance into the east china sea, the south china sea, and the pacific ocean. so what's behind the u.s. decision? we'll have analysis by our military affairs expert. but before that, let's look at the current situation in the region. the strike groups will include two nuclear-powered...
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the u.s. volunteered nagasaki to understand the true impact nuclear weapons had on japanese civilians and today nearly a decade after the war in iraq began starting to get a clearer picture of what impact to prove your radio is having on the iraqi people the story about a disturbing trend in earthly facts i had. and they say talk is cheap but of rumors are true about the white house wanting to hold talks with iran could this be a costly mistake for the obama administration just weeks from election day and at a time when most americans believe that war should be a last resort party asks what's so wrong about iran to the negotiating table. good evening it's monday october twenty second eight pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you're watching our t.v. . well in one hour president obama and mitt romney will meet for their third debate the topic tonight is foreign policy now this is being touted as the final debate between presidential candidates but guess what it actually is not the other pre
the u.s. volunteered nagasaki to understand the true impact nuclear weapons had on japanese civilians and today nearly a decade after the war in iraq began starting to get a clearer picture of what impact to prove your radio is having on the iraqi people the story about a disturbing trend in earthly facts i had. and they say talk is cheap but of rumors are true about the white house wanting to hold talks with iran could this be a costly mistake for the obama administration just weeks from...
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the u.s. military involvement in the conflict even as washington pushes back on any suggestion of a direct intervention in syria but jordan is not the only place where the u.s. has military presence if we look at syria and the u.s. military presence in the region we see that syria is pretty much surrounded militarily one of the reasons why the rebels refuse to settle for a negotiated solution through dialogue is the signal that they get that sense that support is on the way that there will be an end mentioned but everybody understands without a negotiating so it was negotiated solution the bloodshed will continue so the signals that the rebels are getting including the news about u.s. troops standing by across the border could be making it much harder to come to that negotiated solution and independent journalists mild blowitz things border protection is just a pretext to press tahn to press harder for a change of regime in syria. throughout the duration of the conflict in syria we've heard a
the u.s. military involvement in the conflict even as washington pushes back on any suggestion of a direct intervention in syria but jordan is not the only place where the u.s. has military presence if we look at syria and the u.s. military presence in the region we see that syria is pretty much surrounded militarily one of the reasons why the rebels refuse to settle for a negotiated solution through dialogue is the signal that they get that sense that support is on the way that there will be...
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the u.s. bombed hiroshima and nagasaki to understand the true impact nuclear weapons had on japanese civilians and today nearly a decade after the war in iraq began we're starting to get a clearer picture of what impact depleted uranium is having on iraq and people the story about a disturbing trend in birth defects ahead. and they say talk is cheap but if rumors are true about the white house wanting to hold talks with iran could it be a costly mistake for the obama administration just weeks before the election and at a time when most americans believe war should be a last resort r.t. asks what's so wrong about bringing iran to the negotiating table. and r.t. is counting down until the presidential debate number one between president obama and governor romney that's already gotten plenty of other attention something that you won't see on network news the third party debate but don't worry we've got you covered we will have a preview of that coming up. it's monday october twenty second four pm
the u.s. bombed hiroshima and nagasaki to understand the true impact nuclear weapons had on japanese civilians and today nearly a decade after the war in iraq began we're starting to get a clearer picture of what impact depleted uranium is having on iraq and people the story about a disturbing trend in birth defects ahead. and they say talk is cheap but if rumors are true about the white house wanting to hold talks with iran could it be a costly mistake for the obama administration just weeks...
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also in the program, the u.s. congress bars to build chinese telecom companies from takeovers or mergers. it's as there are security threats. a warning on afghanistan's future. in the report forecasts collapse and even civil war after foreign forces have left. it's midday in london, 7:00 in the evening in beijing, 7:30 in the morning in caracas. hugo chavez has extended his 14- year grip on power in venezuela. the vote was his narrowest victory, but it gives him another six-year term to continue venezuela's socialist revolution. his victory may irritate his detractors in washington and elsewhere. the votes pit the president against the young candidate henrique capriles, who vowed to open the country to private investment. now this report from caracas. >> this had been billed as a tight race. but the results came quickly in the end after the final polling stations had closed and gave hugo chavez a 10-point lead. >> to those who promote hate and social poison and those always drawn to deny all the good things that h
also in the program, the u.s. congress bars to build chinese telecom companies from takeovers or mergers. it's as there are security threats. a warning on afghanistan's future. in the report forecasts collapse and even civil war after foreign forces have left. it's midday in london, 7:00 in the evening in beijing, 7:30 in the morning in caracas. hugo chavez has extended his 14- year grip on power in venezuela. the vote was his narrowest victory, but it gives him another six-year term to...
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the country but what's the legacy the u.s. will leave behind r t questions more. a new report raises questions about the future of the telecom industry here in america two chinese companies want to expand into the u.s. but a report by congress says these companies cannot be trusted to take a look at that report coming up. and here to stay president hugo chavez has one venezuela's tightly contested presidential election clinching turned party is on the ground in venezuela with a look at the results and what it means for those living there. it is monday october eighth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for zero in you're watching our t.v. . well this weekend the war in afghanistan turned eleven years old already america's longest war it's a war that continues to evolve as it continues to go on and shortly after the attacks of nine eleven invading afghanistan was seen as the best option to both retaliate and to defend the homeland but it soon became clear that it would neither be easy nor short to complete the mission there
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prisoners in the u.s. military detention complex details coming up in just a moment. but while the battle for the white house is in full swing in america at this time in our special election coverage we look at the pentagon's fears of a cyber pearl harbor. so just moments after seven pm here in the russian capital this is artsy life with me rule research showing libya's government forces claim they've taken control of the opposition stronghold of bani walid but they do admit that pockets of resistance do still remain it's after a week's long deadly assault with reports of dozens of residents of the besieged city being killed by pro-government shelling other details now to auntie's paula slayer. we continue to receive these conflicting reports from our sources on the ground we're hearing that the army is actually withdrawing from the city or there we are hearing of wide scale killings from the government sources they say that the system has fallen and we continue to receive verified video footage as well as
prisoners in the u.s. military detention complex details coming up in just a moment. but while the battle for the white house is in full swing in america at this time in our special election coverage we look at the pentagon's fears of a cyber pearl harbor. so just moments after seven pm here in the russian capital this is artsy life with me rule research showing libya's government forces claim they've taken control of the opposition stronghold of bani walid but they do admit that pockets of...
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the south korean and u.s. technology giants have been fighting each other in the courts over technology for smartphones and other mobile devices. the people at samsung say they added iphone 5, apple's iphone 5 to a patent infringement lawsuit. samsung alleges the latest smartphone violates eight of its patents. the claim targets technologies for displays data and storing photos. lawyers for samsung say they will exclude patents on the high speed wireless communications protocol known as lte. samsung has an edge in this technology. samsung received a green light from a u.s. district court in california in another case. the company can resume sales of its tablet device the galaxy 10.1 in the u.s. market. the court decided in june to temporarily ban sales. it lifted the injunction after a separate lawsuit in august found this particular tablet did not infringe on apple patents. >>> in other news ahmadinejad blamed the enemies of iran for the fall of its currency. u.s. and european leaders imposed sanctions in jul
the south korean and u.s. technology giants have been fighting each other in the courts over technology for smartphones and other mobile devices. the people at samsung say they added iphone 5, apple's iphone 5 to a patent infringement lawsuit. samsung alleges the latest smartphone violates eight of its patents. the claim targets technologies for displays data and storing photos. lawyers for samsung say they will exclude patents on the high speed wireless communications protocol known as lte....
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the u.s. hangs by a thread as the country's leaders continue to drive their already tense relationship to the brink of destruction. this is coming to line from all scotto breaking news story of first humiliation threats and brutal beatings that's how some of those on board a sewer bound plane described the welcome they received in turkey at sixteen fighter jets were scrambled to the ground the mosque of damascus flight it was carrying over thirty passengers including small children more details now from all season the culture of a latino good morning so what's happened. well the supreme council finally left at the anchor airport in turkey and is cutting to its final destination to damascus but before that just a few always ago while the plane was still on the turkish territory we managed to receive some common. coming directly from those people on board we managed to speak to the hostages and several passengers all of them sounded very frightened and very worried on the phone they were upon ma
the u.s. hangs by a thread as the country's leaders continue to drive their already tense relationship to the brink of destruction. this is coming to line from all scotto breaking news story of first humiliation threats and brutal beatings that's how some of those on board a sewer bound plane described the welcome they received in turkey at sixteen fighter jets were scrambled to the ground the mosque of damascus flight it was carrying over thirty passengers including small children more details...
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take a quick look at u.s. futures which are among the few things actually trading in the u.s. this morning. dow jones shedding about -- well, futures down 69 points. implied open perhaps less relevant today than it typically is. the markets cannot be closed for more than three days, so if talk of closing down tomorrow as the effect of the storm moves through is the case, wednesday becomes the interesting question. joining us is ben liechtenstein. what are you doing today. >> >> i'm actually just getting news of this. it's really early here in chicago, but going to bed last night, as far as i knew, we were going to have a full trading session today with pits open. but really i think the story is right now, i hate to shift away from the weather focus because that's testify lay major story and a lot of uncertainty in terms of wednesday if they were to get hit by a huge surge of sorts, but the interesting activity is in the market and it's technically if you look at the levels from last week, we bleached a major level in a couple major markets across the board. the s&ps are still
take a quick look at u.s. futures which are among the few things actually trading in the u.s. this morning. dow jones shedding about -- well, futures down 69 points. implied open perhaps less relevant today than it typically is. the markets cannot be closed for more than three days, so if talk of closing down tomorrow as the effect of the storm moves through is the case, wednesday becomes the interesting question. joining us is ben liechtenstein. what are you doing today. >> >> i'm...
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were being used in the u.s. that's up 43% from the year before. telecom expert john mayo says demand for data grew by more than 300% last year. he says smartphones use around 40 times the spectrum of traditional cell phones. tablets use around 120 times the traditional amount. but space on the airwaves is limited and right now it's getting more and more crowded. >> rather than thinking of this as us running out of spectrum, the better way to think about this is that the demands for spectrum, the demands for more spectrum, will make it more and more scarce, and unfortunately, if it continues to get more and more scarce, it will put upward pressure on the pricing of wireless services. >> reporter: the federal government has introduced initiatives that would ease congestion in cyberspace. president obama wants to shift a large amount of spectrum from places like the federal government or traditional broadcast outlets, to the private market. but so far, the plan largely hasn't been put to action. >> as long as there
were being used in the u.s. that's up 43% from the year before. telecom expert john mayo says demand for data grew by more than 300% last year. he says smartphones use around 40 times the spectrum of traditional cell phones. tablets use around 120 times the traditional amount. but space on the airwaves is limited and right now it's getting more and more crowded. >> rather than thinking of this as us running out of spectrum, the better way to think about this is that the demands for...
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the u.s. jobless rate dropped to 7.8% in september. the figure is the lowest since obama took office in january 2009. employers added 114,000 nonfarm jobs, matching the expectations of analysts. the nonfarm sector is considered particularly sensitive to economic trends. 44,000 jobs were added in the health care sector. manufacturing employment edged down, shedding 16,000 jobs. >>> policymakers at japan's central bank unanimously decided to maintain current monetary policy. this comes after the rare attendance by the economic and fiscal policy minister. seiji maehara has been advocating aggressive monetary easing to get the economy out of deflation. after the two-day meeting through friday, the policymakers shared the view that personal spending remains steady as the jobs situation is improving. but they agreed that output and exports by manufacturers, one of the main drivers of the japanese economy, are relatively weak due to a slowdown in the chinese and other economies. they also concur that
the u.s. jobless rate dropped to 7.8% in september. the figure is the lowest since obama took office in january 2009. employers added 114,000 nonfarm jobs, matching the expectations of analysts. the nonfarm sector is considered particularly sensitive to economic trends. 44,000 jobs were added in the health care sector. manufacturing employment edged down, shedding 16,000 jobs. >>> policymakers at japan's central bank unanimously decided to maintain current monetary policy. this comes...
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the japanese and the u.s. government fear the incident could further stir up okinawans anger over u.s. bases. the governor nakaima says that it has been accidents caused by u.s. servicemen and he's calling on the japanese government to work to improve the situation. he warned that otherwise japan/u.s. ties would deteriorate. more than 70% of american military facilities in japan are based in okinawa. it's a foundation of the u.s./japan security alliance. without the support of the okinawan people the alliance itself wouldn't exist. >> now the u.s. military is in the process of realigning its forces in japan. what kind of impact could this case have an those plans? >> well, japan and the u.s. agreed to relocate the futenma base to another part of okinawa. but their plan has been met with fierce local opposition, and is years behind schedule. the relocation agreement came about because of another case of sexual assault back in 1995. three u.s. servicemen raped a 12-year-old girl. the incident enraged okinawans.
the japanese and the u.s. government fear the incident could further stir up okinawans anger over u.s. bases. the governor nakaima says that it has been accidents caused by u.s. servicemen and he's calling on the japanese government to work to improve the situation. he warned that otherwise japan/u.s. ties would deteriorate. more than 70% of american military facilities in japan are based in okinawa. it's a foundation of the u.s./japan security alliance. without the support of the okinawan...
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the u.s. government has been taken by surprise by the recent wave of anti-american violence one fold in throughout muslim countries following its role in the arab revolutions washington was expecting more aggressive to death of the poor from the nation but did you ask have sufficient cultural and social understanding of the region and on the societies of the countries they were intervening to discuss that not only that we are now joined by sociologist and they had of london school of economics great calhoun thank you very much for being with us my pleasure so what do you think was the kind of miscalculation of the u.s. government people in the united states and in the west generally were enthusiastic and imagined it was all about you it was about facebook it was about tweets on twitter and it was about the definition of democracy that is common in the west but in fact it was also about strengthening different countries trying to establish our rights for a wide range of people not only those wh
the u.s. government has been taken by surprise by the recent wave of anti-american violence one fold in throughout muslim countries following its role in the arab revolutions washington was expecting more aggressive to death of the poor from the nation but did you ask have sufficient cultural and social understanding of the region and on the societies of the countries they were intervening to discuss that not only that we are now joined by sociologist and they had of london school of economics...
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that the u.s. certainly looks better than everyone else. so, the key question is, can the u.s. avoid catching the world's cold? >> that's a literal statement. the u.s. looks better than other xhis in the world but it's not a great spot to be in. with the amount of policy and political uncertainty, the u.s. -- even the u.s. recovery staying strong is certainly not a sure thing. they'll be buffeted by headwinds from abroad because china and india are not doing well. even u.s. has a rocky road ahead. >> you go through nearly every region of the world and talk about all the negatives in every part of the world. is there going to be a global recession? can you put a percentage on it? what's your estimate? >> well, right now it's political and policy uncertainty that's really the big story in virtually every economy. central banks around the world have put a floor on risk, and that's what i think is helping financial markets stay afloat. if you look at the confidence indexes i look at in my overall index
that the u.s. certainly looks better than everyone else. so, the key question is, can the u.s. avoid catching the world's cold? >> that's a literal statement. the u.s. looks better than other xhis in the world but it's not a great spot to be in. with the amount of policy and political uncertainty, the u.s. -- even the u.s. recovery staying strong is certainly not a sure thing. they'll be buffeted by headwinds from abroad because china and india are not doing well. even u.s. has a rocky...
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rise in the u.s. towards biggest consumer and economic data coming out from europe and china suggests that that there might be some issues with global demand to move on and start to look at the u.s. stock markets are closed that they ended what is they session as you can see they're flat positive and all this was mainly a result of tracking gains overseas and also we had r.b.s. result in the jobsite there now one point to mention the packard shares plunged to its hand the year low and that's after it's all said that it will take some time to restructure the company move on to look at the russian markets is less than two hours out and so investors saw the trade in sasha and all the ones that the end of the session lower because of lower oil prices naturally ok when it comes to currencies let's take a look at what's happening with the euro so the euro right now is strengthened against the u.s. dollar. one states who saw the ruble against the currency basket and the latest in the us measures from major e
rise in the u.s. towards biggest consumer and economic data coming out from europe and china suggests that that there might be some issues with global demand to move on and start to look at the u.s. stock markets are closed that they ended what is they session as you can see they're flat positive and all this was mainly a result of tracking gains overseas and also we had r.b.s. result in the jobsite there now one point to mention the packard shares plunged to its hand the year low and that's...
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the u.s. presidential candidates blanket their base. an actress makes a big impression on the silver screen. she takes it all in stride. attention but not too much. i don't want to get too excited. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. there are fears that the conflict in service is spilling over. an official has been killed by a huge car bomb in beirut. the leading opponent is bashar al-assad. syria's leader is being accused of being behind the bombing. >> they rushed to eastern beirut. this was as the weekend was about to begin. the bomb went off in a crowded mainly christian district of the city. local tv stations were broadcasting images of burned out cars and images of wounded people. 8 people were killed and as many as 100 were injured. the main target was a brigadier general, the chief security official in lebanon. he had recently implicated syria and its lebanese allies, hezbollah, for the killing of the prime minister. he was a fierce critic of s
the u.s. presidential candidates blanket their base. an actress makes a big impression on the silver screen. she takes it all in stride. attention but not too much. i don't want to get too excited. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. there are fears that the conflict in service is spilling over. an official has been killed by a huge car bomb in beirut. the leading opponent is bashar al-assad. syria's leader is being accused of being behind the bombing....
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and the u.s. is usually prepared to pay serious money to have the support and have the basically says no other countries particularly in this part of the world that are eager to have that money and thirty eight million dollars a year to lease that land is quite a bit of money for an impoverished nation but scott one of the major criticisms of the drone program is the malfunctions and the crashes i mean there are no pilot crews in these aircraft meaning no american lives are in danger and these planes do cost one fifth of the price of an f.a. fifteen so replacing them isn't all that expensive if they do crash but i mean on the other hand there have been numerous crashes sung by providing potential intelligence to enemies and some endangering civilians and what's more important is that there are reports of technical malfunctions of these machines i mean in march of two thousand and eleven for instance there is a documented instance of a predator drone starting its engine by itself through all of the
and the u.s. is usually prepared to pay serious money to have the support and have the basically says no other countries particularly in this part of the world that are eager to have that money and thirty eight million dollars a year to lease that land is quite a bit of money for an impoverished nation but scott one of the major criticisms of the drone program is the malfunctions and the crashes i mean there are no pilot crews in these aircraft meaning no american lives are in danger and these...
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the applies chief at the u.s. consulate in february told american diplomats that his wife had murdered the british businessman, neil haywood. he was later convicted of the killing. for months there was no words of his fate. but now he's likely to face several charges, including for corruption. china's premier has been unspoken on this issue. he's warned that corruption is the greatest threat to the rule of the communist party. but "the new york times" has alleged the premier's own relatives have amassed huge fortunes while he's been in power. the newspapers' websites are now blocked in china but the allegations are likely to damage a leader who's cultivated an image as a man of the people. china will start installing new leaders in just two weeks. it was supposed to be a smooth process. but instead it's been marred by scandal and damaging revelations continue to emerge. bbc news, beijing. >> you're watching bbc "world news" america. still to come on tonight's program -- what do all your google searches tell us abo
the applies chief at the u.s. consulate in february told american diplomats that his wife had murdered the british businessman, neil haywood. he was later convicted of the killing. for months there was no words of his fate. but now he's likely to face several charges, including for corruption. china's premier has been unspoken on this issue. he's warned that corruption is the greatest threat to the rule of the communist party. but "the new york times" has alleged the premier's own...
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the u.s. is housing drones overseas what does this say about the future of warfare in the region our team will question more. and drones are being deployed here in the u.s. by local police departments as well but not everyone is happy about the high tech machines flying overhead a look at why the police claim they need the drones and the groups fighting to keep them out of the air. and talking about real issues and real substance the third party candidates have focused on the drone war. the drug war drones and the campaign finance reform and just to name a few topics but some in the mainstream media have labeled these guys as spoilers will preview the next third party presidential debate that's just a few days away here on r t. it's friday october twenty sixth four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching our. all right well starting off this hour a new report by the washington post is shining a light on the u.s. drone program in north africa under a cloud of secrecy the u.s.
the u.s. is housing drones overseas what does this say about the future of warfare in the region our team will question more. and drones are being deployed here in the u.s. by local police departments as well but not everyone is happy about the high tech machines flying overhead a look at why the police claim they need the drones and the groups fighting to keep them out of the air. and talking about real issues and real substance the third party candidates have focused on the drone war. the...
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image the u.s. economy if it were a longer extended commitment and big disruption in oil then it would be much more also to the global economy to the global economy and then there's the actual dollar figure to conduct military operations right in flying planes dropping bombs these things are are not incredibly expensive but neither are they cheap so it would it would there would be a there would be a substantial cost we think so i want to ask you a question that politicians always reject to answer does israel have nuclear weapons capacity it's something that the israelis have been opaque on by design throughout their their history i think most outside observers would say that the israelis do have a nuclear weapons capacity even if it's one that's never really been deployed or tested and as you mentioned benjamin netanyahu has dissolved the parliament in israel with new elections expected is in january february twenty second when the how much do you think that will play into the israel iran in confli
image the u.s. economy if it were a longer extended commitment and big disruption in oil then it would be much more also to the global economy to the global economy and then there's the actual dollar figure to conduct military operations right in flying planes dropping bombs these things are are not incredibly expensive but neither are they cheap so it would it would there would be a there would be a substantial cost we think so i want to ask you a question that politicians always reject to...
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however was blocked by the u.s. which took part in the. bombing campaign last year under the guise of protecting civilians from gadhafi. this report from new york while the united nations has focused much attention this week on the ongoing conflicts in syria and mali russia's efforts to address the death and destruction taking place in libya was blocked by the united states washington refused to support a security council press statement drafted by russia calling for the resolution of violence in bani walid which has been under siege for weeks the u.s. delegation cited a further need for consultations meanwhile the russian ambassador to the u.n. churkin says that it's quite strange the u.s. would block a press statement condemning the use of force in dealing with libya's political problems just one month after i deadly attack in benghazi claimed the lives of four diplomats embassador churkin said it is difficult in this case to explain the u.s. delegations actions in a rational terms now russia has dropped her state
however was blocked by the u.s. which took part in the. bombing campaign last year under the guise of protecting civilians from gadhafi. this report from new york while the united nations has focused much attention this week on the ongoing conflicts in syria and mali russia's efforts to address the death and destruction taking place in libya was blocked by the united states washington refused to support a security council press statement drafted by russia calling for the resolution of violence...
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burden on the u.s. government to pay the interest would be almost impossible to bear so therefore i think it's reasonable to expect that despite the assurances of some exit strategy in the future there really will not be an. exit strategy it's it's virtually impossible to implement as a practical reason so therefore at some moment the market will impose that discipline and the market will impose the discipline when it loses faith in the government's ability to get itself out of the situation they were in nobody can predict when that happens but when it happens it usually happens very quickly and without any advance warning so it will have other words what i'm saying is the only way i think it's feasible for rates to go up is in the context of some sort of a market disruption or a market event and that would then force the government and other players to deal with the problems that we have which is a balance sheet problem an income statement problem which is spending more than we take in balance the prob
burden on the u.s. government to pay the interest would be almost impossible to bear so therefore i think it's reasonable to expect that despite the assurances of some exit strategy in the future there really will not be an. exit strategy it's it's virtually impossible to implement as a practical reason so therefore at some moment the market will impose that discipline and the market will impose the discipline when it loses faith in the government's ability to get itself out of the situation...
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brink of war with the u.s. apparently fanning the flames of conflict and american special forces contingent has descended on jordan's border with syria for what the pentagon defines as a boost to the country's fighting capabilities and case violence spills over artie's gannett's account has more on the move and the intended message. according to defense secretary leon panetta they send their troops to syria jordan bordering case violence escalates in syria and spills over the border leon panetta did not go into details as to how many troops and so on but another u.s. defense official speaking on condition of anonymity said the forces are made up of one hundred military personnel and other personnel who stayed on in jordan after attending an annual exercise in may and several dozen more have flown in since they're operating from a joint u.s. jordanian military center north of online that americans have used for years of the news about u.s. military personnel so close to syria actual actual boots on the ground su
brink of war with the u.s. apparently fanning the flames of conflict and american special forces contingent has descended on jordan's border with syria for what the pentagon defines as a boost to the country's fighting capabilities and case violence spills over artie's gannett's account has more on the move and the intended message. according to defense secretary leon panetta they send their troops to syria jordan bordering case violence escalates in syria and spills over the border leon...
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message that the u.s. congress on a previous visit with netanyahu as that's a guy was coming in a confrontational situation with with the american president the u.s. congress the majority drafted a a letter to netanyahu expressing its support not only for the state of israel but for the netanyahu government so they know the politics when the convention came up the democratic convention what did they tried out all of a sudden the democrats were talking about movement of the embassy to jerusalem so they know that that is a reality and so all politic. regardless of parties have believed this for decades and will continue so for the forseeable future that's not going to change much obama was the guy who gave the impression with his cairo speech and others that he was willing to begin to renegotiate america's policy. on israel and palestine but in fact when it came down to hard political realities has backed off do you think there's a crack between the white house and tell me over iran or is it just like good c
message that the u.s. congress on a previous visit with netanyahu as that's a guy was coming in a confrontational situation with with the american president the u.s. congress the majority drafted a a letter to netanyahu expressing its support not only for the state of israel but for the netanyahu government so they know the politics when the convention came up the democratic convention what did they tried out all of a sudden the democrats were talking about movement of the embassy to jerusalem...
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the u.s. fleet of unmanned planes known as drones could balloon in size as the cia has urged the white house to improve its expansion the agency seems to be ignoring the latest statement by the pakistani interior minister who said eighty percent of those killed by american man air strikes were civilians artie's or english who has more. they don't even come the hover overhead with an incessant buzz they watch they see and they kill. thousands of deaths all the name of security of the united states there are terrorists holed up in those mountains who murdered three thousand americans they are plotting to strike again this precise claim of self-defense in the face of the ever present terror danger has been in the works for over eight years now more than three hundred drone attacks in the tribal administrative areas located on the border between afghanistan and pakistan have taken according to different estimates between two and three thousand lives the problem however isn't just with quantity as
the u.s. fleet of unmanned planes known as drones could balloon in size as the cia has urged the white house to improve its expansion the agency seems to be ignoring the latest statement by the pakistani interior minister who said eighty percent of those killed by american man air strikes were civilians artie's or english who has more. they don't even come the hover overhead with an incessant buzz they watch they see and they kill. thousands of deaths all the name of security of the united...
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fact is the u.s. gap between rich and poor has never been wider and unprecedented amount of americans are sliding down the proverbial ladder while the top one percent earn an average annual income of twenty four million dollars enough to bet on both horses running in the nation's biggest political race. it's the most expensive political playoff in u.s. history a competition for the country's most powerful position one of the things i suspect governor romney and i probably agree on is let's come back to something the president i agree on no matter who wins the two thousand and twelve election. all. of america's ninety nine percent movement will be left with a one percent president regardless of who we vote for wall street wins i mean that's really one of the main messages is that when we're where casting our bow we see that we have these corporations giving so much money to candidates and they can't be objective when it comes to the interests of the vast majority. of voters loving industries that ignit
fact is the u.s. gap between rich and poor has never been wider and unprecedented amount of americans are sliding down the proverbial ladder while the top one percent earn an average annual income of twenty four million dollars enough to bet on both horses running in the nation's biggest political race. it's the most expensive political playoff in u.s. history a competition for the country's most powerful position one of the things i suspect governor romney and i probably agree on is let's come...
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in the u.s. military involvement in the conflict even as washington pushes back on any suggestion of a direct intervention in syria but jordan is not the only place where the u.s. has military presence if we look at syria and the u.s. military presence across the region we see that syria is pretty much surrounded militarily also tension is growing on the border between syria and turkey after several days of shelling this wednesday turkish military chief vouched to respond with more force that is the day after nato said it student ready to defend turkey important to note one of the reasons why the rebels refused to settle down for a negotiated solution through dialogue is that signal that they get that sense that support is on the way that there will be an intervention everybody understands without a negotiated solution the bloodshed will continue so the signal that the rebels are getting including the news about u.s. troops standing by right across the border could be making it much harder to com
in the u.s. military involvement in the conflict even as washington pushes back on any suggestion of a direct intervention in syria but jordan is not the only place where the u.s. has military presence if we look at syria and the u.s. military presence across the region we see that syria is pretty much surrounded militarily also tension is growing on the border between syria and turkey after several days of shelling this wednesday turkish military chief vouched to respond with more force that...
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the u.s. has a weak economy, has huge deficits and needs to borrow money from china it's that's going to resonate for him as well. >> hees had an advantage on him on who do you trust more to do something about the deficit and that's an issue he's been hammering and china is directly related to that so i suspect he'll talk about that a lot. one thing i hope they'll talk about, i think the big defining issue for obama is how he's dealt with the arab spring and there's a debate on both sides about the classic tension about supporting democracy and supporting our extra teeblg i can interests in the region. there's a big debate in the republican part on this issue. other folks who say no, we should have prevented in egypt the muslim brotherhood for coming to power. so i'll be interested to see where romney comes down on that question. does he criticize the president for some of his decisions during the arab spring. >> let's look at some of the battle ground states. the most recent polling results c
the u.s. has a weak economy, has huge deficits and needs to borrow money from china it's that's going to resonate for him as well. >> hees had an advantage on him on who do you trust more to do something about the deficit and that's an issue he's been hammering and china is directly related to that so i suspect he'll talk about that a lot. one thing i hope they'll talk about, i think the big defining issue for obama is how he's dealt with the arab spring and there's a debate on both sides...
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the u.s. has admitted the weapons shipped to the syrian rebels from abroad or bolstering the strength of islamic extremists while washington says is only providing non-lethal aid to the opposition some american officials concede radical elements of poised to take over syria if assad falls off he's an immigrant has the details. the u.s. has admitted that the aid which they have been sending towards the syrian rebels actually does not end up in the hands of the groups which they were hoping it would end up in quite on the contrary the united states officials are now saying that in fact the money that they keep sending over which then goes towards the purchasing of arms end up in the hands of the islamist extremist groups the arms are being purchased by qatar and saudi arabia which have a tendency to prefer the radical movements such is the cell if these who then end up with these top notch extremely expensive weapons which they then use against the troops of president bashar al said even groups
the u.s. has admitted the weapons shipped to the syrian rebels from abroad or bolstering the strength of islamic extremists while washington says is only providing non-lethal aid to the opposition some american officials concede radical elements of poised to take over syria if assad falls off he's an immigrant has the details. the u.s. has admitted that the aid which they have been sending towards the syrian rebels actually does not end up in the hands of the groups which they were hoping it...
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is the u.s. the place to be? >> the u.s. does stand out at the moment. there's a thing going on in the u.s., which is a resurgent housing market. okay, it's tiny. the residential construction in the u.s. is 2.5% of gdp these days. >> it's tiny, but it's booming. >> tiny things can boom. it's growing very rapidly. at least in the sense from a very low basis. but it's more the prices that i think are important here. people are beginning to think that housing isn't just a major sap on their household. a big drag on the labor market has been negative equity. a very small component of the growth component of gdp. i think it's quite important in terms of psychology and spending. >> you have to look at those things, yeah. >> good to see you. thanks very much, chief international economist at ing. just a reminder of what is on the agenda, we've got the market flash u.s. pmi for october due out at 9:00 a.m. eastern. an hour later, we get september new home sales forecast to rise 3.5%. look for numbers before the open from at&t, boeing, brings tall myers, eli lily
is the u.s. the place to be? >> the u.s. does stand out at the moment. there's a thing going on in the u.s., which is a resurgent housing market. okay, it's tiny. the residential construction in the u.s. is 2.5% of gdp these days. >> it's tiny, but it's booming. >> tiny things can boom. it's growing very rapidly. at least in the sense from a very low basis. but it's more the prices that i think are important here. people are beginning to think that housing isn't just a major...
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how much would a war with iran cost the u.s. economy it's very difficult to tell but you know our estimates that even a modest war would would hurt the u.s. economy in part because it would drive up oil prices even a modest in terms of duration spike in oil prices you know the u.s. recovery right now is quite fragile the world recovery is sort of stalled in places . making modest recovery in others so a big spike in oil prices even if it was only for a few weeks would certainly damage the u.s. economy if it were a longer extended commitment and big disruption in oil than it would be much more also to the global economy to the global economy and then there's the actual dollar figure to conduct military operations right i mean flying planes dropping bombs these things are are not incredibly expensive but neither are they cheap so it would it would there would be a there would be a substantial cost we think so i want to ask you a question that politicians always reject to answer does israel have nuclear weapons capacity it's someth
how much would a war with iran cost the u.s. economy it's very difficult to tell but you know our estimates that even a modest war would would hurt the u.s. economy in part because it would drive up oil prices even a modest in terms of duration spike in oil prices you know the u.s. recovery right now is quite fragile the world recovery is sort of stalled in places . making modest recovery in others so a big spike in oil prices even if it was only for a few weeks would certainly damage the u.s....
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bader says the u.s. government doesn't intend to mediate. he called on both sides to refrain from any action that could be considered a provocation. he argued the violent protests in china against japan's nationalization of the islands were counterproductive, unwise, and damaging to china itself. >> it made china look like an aggrieved third-world country that was not acting like an international community. >> japanese leaders say their claim to the senkaku islands dates back to 1895. chinese officials maintain their country was forced to give up the territory after losing the sino-japanese war. >>> the philippines and vietnam have appealed to the international community for a peaceful and legal resolution to the south china sea issue. china wasn't mentioned by name in their speeches to the u.n. general assembly. even so, both countries were clearly calling for support as they resist the spreading influence of asia's rising power. philippine secretary of foreign affairs albert dell rosario usualed countr
bader says the u.s. government doesn't intend to mediate. he called on both sides to refrain from any action that could be considered a provocation. he argued the violent protests in china against japan's nationalization of the islands were counterproductive, unwise, and damaging to china itself. >> it made china look like an aggrieved third-world country that was not acting like an international community. >> japanese leaders say their claim to the senkaku islands dates back to...
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surrounding the u.s. forces in okinawa very difficult. >> you need to take it to heart, take it out of the classroom, take it and discuss that and make sure we comply with it, because the future of our corps depends on it. the american people depend on it, they expect it, and our okinawan brothers here on okinawa as well as on the main land expect the same. >> the commander says he's sorry for the japanese women. he told the troops to make sure that each of them learns a lesson from the incident. >>> the territorial dispute with china is leading many chinese consumers to shun japanese cars. makers that are facing lower sales are taking various measures. mitsubishi motors is releasing new exports to china. mitsubishi unveiled its new outlander sport utility vehicle on thursday. about 3,500 of them were originally bound for china, but the company president says that number has been cut to half. >> translator: we think it's too risky to export such a large batch of cars to china given the current sales envir
surrounding the u.s. forces in okinawa very difficult. >> you need to take it to heart, take it out of the classroom, take it and discuss that and make sure we comply with it, because the future of our corps depends on it. the american people depend on it, they expect it, and our okinawan brothers here on okinawa as well as on the main land expect the same. >> the commander says he's sorry for the japanese women. he told the troops to make sure that each of them learns a lesson from...
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the u.s. defense secretary has confirmed that washington sent troops to the jordan syria border in what's seen as america's growing involvement in the conflict leon panetta says the task team is there to enhance jordan's capabilities in case while it spills over from syria we can now talk to our. own who joins us live from washington with more a guy in there what else has a you have u.s. official said about deploying forces in georgia. well karen according to defense secretary leon panetta they send the troops to the jordan syria and to the border between jordan and syria in case violence escalates in syria and spills over the border leon panetta did not go into details as to how many troops and so on but another u.s. defense official speaking on condition of anonymity said the forces are made up of one hundred military personnel and other personnel who stayed on in jordan after attending an annual exercise in may and several dozen more have flown in since they're operating from the joint u.s.
the u.s. defense secretary has confirmed that washington sent troops to the jordan syria border in what's seen as america's growing involvement in the conflict leon panetta says the task team is there to enhance jordan's capabilities in case while it spills over from syria we can now talk to our. own who joins us live from washington with more a guy in there what else has a you have u.s. official said about deploying forces in georgia. well karen according to defense secretary leon panetta they...
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of the u.s. yesterday which was a positive. it did show an increase. and also we had the ism services or non-manufacturing figures as well which did show growth. but the focus really now is on what the fed will do following its move of qe3 or its next stage of quantitative easing depending on this data and upcoming jobs numbers on friday. that's really going to be a big focus for investors regarding u.s. economic data. now the dollar did get a bit of a boost following the data. let's have a look at currency pairs this morning during tokyo stock trading hours. the dollar/yen currently 78.43-44. and the euro/yen, 101.29-34. euro getting a boost there and continues upwards and higher as well. so again, slightly softer yen. we may get a bit of a boost for exporters. >> let's talk about some domestic factors that -- there are some big concerns also for upcoming earnings here. how are they going to come into play? >> that will be a big focus there. of course a lot of concern for japanese companies give
of the u.s. yesterday which was a positive. it did show an increase. and also we had the ism services or non-manufacturing figures as well which did show growth. but the focus really now is on what the fed will do following its move of qe3 or its next stage of quantitative easing depending on this data and upcoming jobs numbers on friday. that's really going to be a big focus for investors regarding u.s. economic data. now the dollar did get a bit of a boost following the data. let's have a...
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and the u.s. kenny it compare the two economies that mervyn king at the bank of england ben bernanke at the bank federal reserve bank do they have autonomy with each other or is the bank of england really an apostle an underling of the bank and the federal reserve bank and speak a little bit about the u.k. ticket well there's certainly i think the key thing max is they're like minded you don't have to supposed to some kind of conspiracy or close cooperation the fact is mervyn king and ben bernanke come out of the same school the same so the new king c.n.n. and also the belief in the effectiveness of monetary policy in terms of money printing and stimulus all really does is create inflation doesn't get you anywhere at the end of the day but the fact that they're pursuing the same policy mervyn king the bank of england were pursuing a more aggressive quantitative easing program than the fed was and they were doing earlier the fed sort of catching up so they're both doing the same thing the main diff
and the u.s. kenny it compare the two economies that mervyn king at the bank of england ben bernanke at the bank federal reserve bank do they have autonomy with each other or is the bank of england really an apostle an underling of the bank and the federal reserve bank and speak a little bit about the u.k. ticket well there's certainly i think the key thing max is they're like minded you don't have to supposed to some kind of conspiracy or close cooperation the fact is mervyn king and ben...
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behavior over the years of some u.s. war contractors threatens to undercut u.s. efforts in iraq and afghanistan. this video was made three years ago in kabul, showing a wild party put on by a different set of contractors. in charge of security for the u.s. embassy. a video first exposed by the project on government oversight. >> we're relying more and more on contractors in afghanistan, as our troops are pulling out. these are the people that are left behind and are reflecting the united states. and it has got to be that there's more sense of oversight on the part of the military and the u.s. government to make sure these contractors are not actually undermining the diplomatic mission by their behavior. >> reporter: jorge scientific says it agrees, the behavior on that video was unacceptable and says it has fired our placed on leave all those involved. and, following questions from abc news, the u.s. army's criminal investigation division opened an investigation into what the video showed. and they might want to ask why,
behavior over the years of some u.s. war contractors threatens to undercut u.s. efforts in iraq and afghanistan. this video was made three years ago in kabul, showing a wild party put on by a different set of contractors. in charge of security for the u.s. embassy. a video first exposed by the project on government oversight. >> we're relying more and more on contractors in afghanistan, as our troops are pulling out. these are the people that are left behind and are reflecting the united...
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so just to list the names of the nations a ball of the u.s. in terms of economic freedom is quite a list here hong kong singapore new zealand switzerland australia bahrain richest kalgo finland u.a.e. arland u.k. is still many a taiwan denmark cutter i mean the u.s. is going for the guinness book of world records for the fastest country to free fall through the freedom index of any country ever so far looks like look good. so they record breaking their like the red bull you know like the guy twenty four miles up the u.s. . for a parachute many people call it a class war so i want to turn to this headline here from the american conservative magazine revolt of the rich are financial elites are the new secessionists so as i said it's from the american conservative magazine which was formed in two thousand and two by pat buchanan amongst others and it was formed in sort of in opposition to the iraq invasion and they were really annoyed with all of these neo conservative right wing american republicans leading the republican party so they wanted a
so just to list the names of the nations a ball of the u.s. in terms of economic freedom is quite a list here hong kong singapore new zealand switzerland australia bahrain richest kalgo finland u.a.e. arland u.k. is still many a taiwan denmark cutter i mean the u.s. is going for the guinness book of world records for the fastest country to free fall through the freedom index of any country ever so far looks like look good. so they record breaking their like the red bull you know like the guy...
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funded by the u.s. state department. >> the foundation gave charity to committees -- charitable committees in palestine. they were given a by our own government. >> the government's case relied on israeli intelligence, as well as disputed documents and electronic surveillance gathered by the fbi over a span of 15 years. the first trial ended in a hung jury, but prosecutors obtained convictions in a retrial the following year. seventeen people were arrested on thursday protesting u.s. drone warfare at the hancock field air national guard base near syracuse, new york. members of the upstate coalition to ground the drones and in the wars were detained after creating a blockade outside three of the base gates, holding signs and pictures of children killed by u.s. drone attacks overseas. it was the latest in a series of protests outside the base, where the drones are operated remotely. the late former democratic senator and presidential candidate george mcgovern was remembered thursday at a funeral service i
funded by the u.s. state department. >> the foundation gave charity to committees -- charitable committees in palestine. they were given a by our own government. >> the government's case relied on israeli intelligence, as well as disputed documents and electronic surveillance gathered by the fbi over a span of 15 years. the first trial ended in a hung jury, but prosecutors obtained convictions in a retrial the following year. seventeen people were arrested on thursday protesting...
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the tali churkin says that it's quite strange the u.s. would block a press statement condemning the use of force in dealing with libya's political problems just one month after i deadly attack in benghazi claimed the lives of four diplomats embassador churkin said it is difficult in this case to explain the u.s. delegations actions in a rational terms now russia's draft press statement calls on the libyan authorities to take urgent steps to resolve the conflict by peaceful means and to preserve the rights of all libyan citizens that also expressed concern about the significant escalation of violence in and around the city of miami will leave well here we are all keeping a very close eye on the volunteer round but i want to lead we will keep you up to date with the developments in and around the besieged. it's good to have you with us here on our to today tens of thousands of protesters filled the streets of italy and spain on saturday in anger over tough economic measures being forced upon them of a show of discontent turned ugly in one n
the tali churkin says that it's quite strange the u.s. would block a press statement condemning the use of force in dealing with libya's political problems just one month after i deadly attack in benghazi claimed the lives of four diplomats embassador churkin said it is difficult in this case to explain the u.s. delegations actions in a rational terms now russia's draft press statement calls on the libyan authorities to take urgent steps to resolve the conflict by peaceful means and to preserve...
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to ambassador churkin who believes the vivre of the u.s. delegation in this situation is it's hard to rationally explain from what we're told it was also some western countries that wanted to have further consultations and investigation before supporting this press statement it would just be a signal from the security council that indicated that the violence needs to stop and clearly that was not agreed upon during consultations earlier in the day but we do assume and can believe that this debate will continue at least behind closed doors at the u.n. . is what you know from new york's appreciated. spain's government funny yourself cornered from all sides ratings slashed the score for a. lot more as well after this quick break. the legacy no one should be proud. of scrap metal littering pristine arctic landscape building stilton over their foundation pipes spewing black smoke over the snow covered peaks the traces of the soviet industrial activity on the spitzbergen archipelago don't make a pretty picture if the guiding principle here is the
to ambassador churkin who believes the vivre of the u.s. delegation in this situation is it's hard to rationally explain from what we're told it was also some western countries that wanted to have further consultations and investigation before supporting this press statement it would just be a signal from the security council that indicated that the violence needs to stop and clearly that was not agreed upon during consultations earlier in the day but we do assume and can believe that this...
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by the u.s. is said to be hit by a new wave of potentially painful revelations being holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london have installed which he leaks founder julian assange from working now wiki leaks is releasing more than one hundred files relating to the treatment of prisoners in the u.s. military detention complex details coming up in just a moment. and while the battle for the white house is in full swing in america this time in our special election coverage we'll look at the pentagon's fears of a cyber pearl harbor. thanks for joining us here on our to today. show with global news live from moscow libya's government forces claim they have taken control of the opposition stronghold of bani walid but they do say pockets of resistance still remain it's after weeks along deadly assault reports of dozens of residents in the besieged city being killed by pro-government shelling the latest details now to our paula. we continue to receive these conflicting reports from our sources on the
by the u.s. is said to be hit by a new wave of potentially painful revelations being holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london have installed which he leaks founder julian assange from working now wiki leaks is releasing more than one hundred files relating to the treatment of prisoners in the u.s. military detention complex details coming up in just a moment. and while the battle for the white house is in full swing in america this time in our special election coverage we'll look at the...